SWITZERLAND
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests

Abuse victims applaud UN panel
It sides with oppressed Irish women
SNAP urges governments to help Magdalenes
Church & state should “seek out others who suffer in silence”
And they should provide quck but thorough help to the elderly women, SNAP says

WHAT
Holding signs and childhood photos at a sidewalk news conference, clergy sex abuse victims will

— praise United Nations Committee Against Torture for pushing Irish government officials to do more for the Magdalene laundry victims, and
— prod Northern Irish government officials to launch an aggressive investigation and outreach effort to find – and help – all Magdalene laundry victims

They will also

— discuss the “first ever” testimony they gave yesterday before a United Nations panel, and
–urge church victims, witnesses and whistleblowers to step forward and help provide evidence…